Again in June 2021, German Sim Racing Peripheral producer Fanatec introduced that they had developed a steering wheel in partnership with Bentley Motors Restricted to be used on each the Fanatec wheelbases and the real-world 750 HP Continental GT3 Pikes Peak racecar that competed within the world-famous hill climb.
Nevertheless, the wheel was by no means formally launched to the sim racing public. Now three years overdue and beneath Corsair possession, Fanatec formally launched the Bentley GT3 Steering Wheel.
The 310 mm diameter wheel with its distinctive Bentley design, is constructed round a 3.4” show, magnesium core, 5 mm thick carbon fiber entrance plate with customized inexperienced weave, and Alcantara grips. The wheel is supplied with an FIA homologated quick-release (QR2) system, permitting it to interface with each the actual automotive and suitable Fanatec wheelbases.
The Fanatec Bentley GT3 Steering Wheel is offered for €1999.95 + delivery prices
Options:
- Formally licensed Bentley product
- Designed for the Bentley Continental GT3 Pikes Peak hill climb automotive
- Snug 310 mm diameter with Alcantara® handles
- 5 mm thick carbon fiber plate with distinctive inexperienced material
- Pikes Peak Grip: optionally available decrease grip included for various driving kinds
- Magnesium core for max stiffness and weight-saving
- QR2 Professional Wheel-Aspect pre-assembled
- Meets FIA requirements
- CNC-milled from a single piece of high-quality aluminum
- A conical form ensures an ideal match
- Self-leveling spherical show within the heart of the steering wheel for displaying telemetry and different information
- 3.4” 800 x 800 px RGB vertical stripe LCD
- Contact-sensitive touchscreen
- solid carbon body
- 4 CNC-machined aluminum encoders with attribute Bentley knurling
- Eight snap-dome buttons with 600 g launch pressure
- Backlit button surrounds
- Two 7-way FunkySwitch™ directional joysticks with rotary encoder perform
- Two aluminum thumbwheels with optical encoders
- 9 RGB RevLEDs and 6 RGB FlagLEDs, programmable by way of FanaLab
- Gear lever design based mostly on the Bentley Continental GT
- 4 magnetic shift levers: two for gear shifting and two for extra features
- Two analog clutch levers with contactless Corridor sensors
- Highly effective quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 microprocessor permits self-leveling show, distinctive tuning menu graphics, and clean video playback
- Aluminum desk/wall mount with USB connection (energy provide not included) prompts the show:
- analog clock
- Observe mode with saved telemetry and movies of well-known race tracks
- Built-in USB-C port for firmware updates (cable included)
- A sticker set with 50 labels included
- Replaceable button caps (suitable with the Button Cap and Sticker Set)
- Approx. 1900 g
- Strong carrying case included
Compatibility:
Platforms:
- PC: This product is suitable with Home windows PC along side a Fanatec Wheel Base.
- Xbox: This product will not be suitable with Xbox techniques.
- PlayStation: This steering wheel shall be suitable with PlayStation when used with a PlayStation-licensed wheel base. The performance of this product on PlayStation could also be restricted by the capabilities of the console (topic to firmware/OS modifications and developer help). For extra data, see our platform compatibility web page.
Wheel Bases:
This product is suitable with the next Wheel Bases (relying on the put in fast launch):
- CSL DD
- Gran Turismo DD Professional Wheel Base
- ClubSport DD
- ClubSport DD+
- PODIUM Wheel Base DD1
- PODIUM Wheel Base DD1 PS4™
- PODIUM Wheel Base DD2
What’s within the field:
- Podium Steering Wheel Bentley GT3
- QR2 Professional Wheel-Aspect (pre-assembled)
- Pikes Peak grip
- desk/wall mount
- USB cable (Sort C to Sort A)
- sticker sheet
- button caps
- Fast Information
Telemetry and rather more.
The big, round show can present recreation telemetry and different particular options utilizing a bespoke interface. Adjusting pressure suggestions and different {hardware} settings within the Fanatec Tuning Menu additionally gives a singular expertise with this wheel.
Putting timepiece.
The included mount can be utilized to showcase the wheel on both your wall or desk. Powered by a USB connection, the wheel may be displayed as a clock impressed by the standard timepiece discovered within the Bentley Continental GT. It could actually additionally replay preloaded race telemetry from well-known laps, displaying pedal and steering inputs, gear modifications, a G-meter, and a observe map.
The huge choice of inputs are intuitively positioned across the wheel, together with premium snap-dome buttons, two 7-way FunkySwitch™ directional sticks with encoder performance, two aluminum thumb wheels with optical encoders, and a magnetic shifter and dual-analog clutch paddle system.
The proper paddles.
A singular configuration of the built-in Podium Superior Paddle Module based mostly on the shifter paddle design from the Continental GT gives 4 magnetic paddles: two for gear shifting, and two for extra features. Twin analog clutch paddles use contactless Corridor sensors for precision and sturdiness.
Illumination.
Along with the primary show, the eight major buttons additionally entice the attention with a particular backlit encompass. Built-in RevLEDs and FlagLEDs are programmable to show many colours by FanaLab.
Official Webpages – www.fanatec.com
